Patents by Inventor Gerhard Fischer

Gerhard Fischer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060113135
    Abstract: In the case of a control system for a vehicle with at least part-time four-wheel drive, having a control unit which detects or determines quantities proportional to the wheel speeds of all wheels and the vehicle speed, and by means of which the driving torque of a drive unit can be variably distributed to primary driving wheels, which are permanently connected with the drive unit, and to secondary driving wheels which, if required, can be connected with the drive unit, for the distribution of the driving torque, a clutch torque of a transfer clutch arranged between the drive unit and the secondary driving wheels is set by means of the control unit, and the control unit is further developed such that the clutch torque is increased if a difference is detected between the wheel speed of a wheel and the vehicle speed and/or if a difference is detected between the two wheels speeds of the wheels of at least one vehicle side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Billig, Gerhard Fischer
  • Patent number: 7044811
    Abstract: A plug contact is provided which comprises a first pin connected to two contact plates arranged parallel to one another. The contact plates are also connected to two further pins which are arranged on a side of the contact plates opposed to the first pin. The three pins are arranged parallel to one another. The two contact plates are connected by connecting elements to the two further pins which are arranged in the region of the connection of the first pin and are guided via a 180° bend to the two further pins. The two contact plates comprise reciprocally associated notches between which a contact region is formed for contacting a contact pin. Owing to the selected geometry it is possible to introduce a contact pin from different directions into the contact region and retain the contact pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH
    Inventors: Gunther Chritz, Gerhard Fischer
  • Publication number: 20050079747
    Abstract: A plug contact is provided which comprises a first pin connected to two contact plates arranged parallel to one another. The contact plates are also connected to two further pins which are arranged on a side of the contact plates opposed to the first pin. The three pins are arranged parallel to one another. The two contact plates are connected by connecting elements to the two further pins which are arranged in the region of the connection of the first pin and are guided via a 180° bend to the two further pins. The two contact plates comprise reciprocally associated notches between which a contact region is formed for contacting a contact pin. Owing to the selected geometry it is possible to introduce a contact pin from different directions into the contact region and retain the contact pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Gunther Chritz, Gerhard Fischer
  • Publication number: 20050066329
    Abstract: A method for determining priority-dependent computing time distribution in a priority-controlled multiprocess computing system, comprising the following steps: creation of a measuring process with a given computing time and a given priority; repeated execution of said measuring process during a given measuring time period; determination of the number of executions of said measuring process within the measuring time period and determination of the priority-dependent computing time distribution according to the number of executions of the measuring process during the measuring time period and the given computing time of the measuring process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Gerhard Fischer, Martin Hurich, Josef Neumayer, Thierry Siberil, Christian Zahn, Herbert Ziegler
  • Patent number: 6681169
    Abstract: A control unit of a control system for wheel-specific braking torque control is provided for a vehicle having an electronically controlled transmission. The control unit records the speeds of all wheels of the vehicle for the purpose of recognizing wheel slippage. The control unit records at least one vehicle dynamics operating parameter of the vehicle as an input signal, which can be recognized by a yawing of the vehicle. In the case of slippage on at least one wheel of an axle and when yawing of the vehicle takes place, the control unit initiates an up-shifting process in the transmission in order to reduce the engine torque by a certain torque amount. At the same time, the control unit initiates a braking intervention on both wheels of the other axle, i.e. the axle without the wheel slippage, in order to increase the braking torque by the same torque amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Billig, Gerhard Fischer
  • Patent number: 6596309
    Abstract: Medicaments in the form of soft gelatin capsules contain paroxetin anhydrate or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof together with lipophilic carriers, namely silicone oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinz Einig, Gerhard Fischer, Alfred Reidelshoefer
  • Patent number: 6421625
    Abstract: After the start of an internal combustion engine, a check is made to see whether a positive change in a measurement signal is established. A positive change is established if the measurement signal lies below a predetermined threshold value when the internal combustion engine is started. A fault entry is made if, within a predetermined time period, the positive change in the measurement signal, expressed as the difference between the measurement signal when the internal combustion engine is started and a present value of the measurement signal when the time period has elapsed, does not reach an expected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wojciech Cianciara, Ralph Mader, Michael Stürtz, Gerhard Fischer
  • Patent number: 6411073
    Abstract: A line locating device and method that is capable of determining the location of a line even when a significant amount of transmitted signal is coupled to neighboring lines. A device according to this invention includes a transmitter that couples a transmitted signal onto a metal line where the transmitted signal is a first signal having a carrier frequency modulated with second signal of a lower frequency. The device also includes a receiver that receives a received signal from the metal line and evaluates the signal in terms of period and polarity to determine an incoming signal or an outgoing signal. The receiver addresses an appropriate signaling unit in response to the incoming signal or the outgoing signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Hagenuk KMT Kabelmesstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Fischer, Volker Fraedrich, Christoph Wendel
  • Patent number: 6406104
    Abstract: A braking control system for a motor vehicle has an analysis unit for generating a signal proportional to the lateral acceleration of the vehicle and actuators for reducing the brake pressure on at least one wheel during cornering and with a simultaneous brake operation. A symmetrical reduction of the brake pressure is carried out on both wheels of an axle when the amount of the signal proportional to the lateral acceleration is larger than a first lower threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Fischer
  • Publication number: 20020058063
    Abstract: Medicaments in the form of soft gelatin capsules contain paroxetin anhydrate or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof together with lipophilic carriers, namely silicone oils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Heinz Einig, Gerhard Fischer, Alfred Reidelshoefer
  • Patent number: 6382020
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for testing motor vehicle wheels, tires, wheel hubs, wheel bearings, and wheel bolts under loading conditions similar to operating conditions, including a mounting device for pivoting attachment of a vehicle wheel; a drum arranged around the vehicle wheel in such a way that the vehicle wheel can be brought into rolling contact with the inner circumferential surface of the drum; a vertical or radial loading device which, in order to apply a vertical or radial force acting in the vertical or radial direction of the vehicle wheel onto the mounting device, is connected with the latter; a lateral or axial loading device for applying a lateral or axial force acting in the lateral or axial direction of the vehicle wheel, in order to apply the lateral or axial force onto the mounting device, the lateral or axial loading device being connected with the mounting device; at least one ring located on the inner circumferential surface of the drum, which ring is arranged as a thrust ring adj
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard Fischer, Vatroslav Grubisic, Jürgen Klock
  • Publication number: 20020040269
    Abstract: A control unit of a control system for wheel-specific braking torque control is provided for a vehicle having an electronically controlled transmission. The control unit records the speeds of all wheels of the vehicle for the purpose of recognizing wheel slippage. The control unit records at least one vehicle dynamics operating parameter of the vehicle as an input signal, which can be recognized by a yawing of the vehicle. In the case of slippage on at least one wheel of an axle and when yawing of the vehicle takes place, the control unit initiates an up-shifting process in the transmission in order to reduce the engine torque by a certain torque amount. At the same time, the control unit initiates a braking intervention on both wheels of the other axle, i.e. the axle without the wheel slippage, in order to increase the braking torque by the same torque amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Billig, Gerhard Fischer
  • Patent number: 6330874
    Abstract: The total ignition angle ZW(z) of each cylinder z is composed of cylinder-selective values basic ignition angle GZ(z) {determined by engine speed n and load L}, knock adjustment angle KNK(z), in addition to a first adaptation value AD1(z) and a second adaptation value AD2 common to all cylinders. AD1(z) is increased when KNK(z) is greater than a threshold DEC and is reduced when KNK(z) is lower than a threshold INC. The second adaptation value AD2 is formed as a function of the average value {overscore (AD1+L )} of the adaptation values of all cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wojciech Cianciara, Gerhard Fischer, Thomas Haug
  • Patent number: 6321155
    Abstract: A system for an automatic brake intervention control in an all-wheel-drive vehicle having an automatic brake control system, comprises a control device and separately actuatable brakes which are assigned to the individual wheels. The control device generates signals to control individual brakes as a function of wheel compression and rebounding travels or the wheel reaction forces detected at the individual wheels. Wheel signals are generated which correspond to the wheel suspension travels, the wheel reaction forces or quantities derived therefrom, and the wheel signals are supplied to the control device. The control device generates the signals for controlling the individual brakes at least as a function of the individual wheel signals present as input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerhard Fischer
  • Patent number: 6317681
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the operation of sensors in an internal combustion engine includes providing reference values from output signals from a sensor. A sliding average (comparison value) is calculated from a relatively large number of reference values. The operation of the sensor is diagnosed as a function of the amplitude distribution of the reference values about the comparison value. If a malfunction is found, a fault message is transmitted to the driver and reversionary running of the internal combustion engine is started. An electric controller operating in accordance with the sensor is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mark Elliott, Gerhard Fischer, Thomas Haug, Stephan Bolz, Roger Rouphael, Markus Amtmann
  • Patent number: 6284825
    Abstract: Solutions of aminotriazine resins at least 30 mol % of whose alkylol groups are etherified with a C1-C16 alkanol in a mono-C1-C4 alkyl glycol of the formula R1—O—(R2—O—)w(R3—O—)x(R2—O—)y(R3—O—)z H.  I where R1 is C1-C4 alkyl, R2 is CH2—CH2 and R3 is and w, x, y and z are an integer from 0 to 10 and at least one of them is other than 0 or in a solvent mixture which consists to the extent of at least 20% by weight a of mono-C1-C4 alkyl glycol of the above formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfram Weiss, Gerhard Fischer, Manfred Niessner, Werner Schnurr
  • Publication number: 20010015197
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the operation of sensors in an internal combustion engine includes providing reference values from output signals from a sensor. A sliding average (comparison value) is calculated from a relatively large number of reference values. The operation of the sensor is diagnosed as a function of the amplitude distribution of the reference values about the comparison value. If a malfunction is found, a fault message is transmitted to the driver and reversionary running of the internal combustion engine is started. An electric controller operating in accordance with the sensor is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Mark Elliott, Gerhard Fischer, Thomas Haug, Stephan Bolz, Roger Rouphael, Markus Amtmann
  • Publication number: 20010002590
    Abstract: The total ignition angle ZW(z) of each cylinder z is composed of cylinder-selective values basic ignition angle GZ(z) {determined by engine speed n and load L}, knock adjustment angle KNK(z), in addition to a first adaptation value AD1(z) and a second adaptation value AD2 common to all cylinders. ADl(z) is increased when KNK(z) is greater than a threshold DEC and is reduced when KNK(z) is lower than a threshold INC. The second adaptation value AD2 is formed as a function of the average value {overscore (AD1)} of the adaptation values of all cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Inventors: Wojciech Cianciara, Gerhard Fischer, Thomas Haug
  • Patent number: 6119594
    Abstract: A method for regulating inking of a printing press. The method includes a first step of providing a picture taking device, a closed-loop control device, and a printed product having a surface with a printed image. A second step of printing a print control strip on the surface next to the printed image. A third step of deriving first picture signals from the print control strip and deriving second picture signals from the printed image with the picture taking device. A fourth step of using the closed-loop control device for deriving actual values representing inking of the print control strip from the first picture signals and comparing the actual values to desired values for deriving resultant comparison values. A fifth step of determining ink adjusting signals for controlling ink distribution devices from the resultant comparison values for varying inking of the print product until a desired value is reached during a printer tuning phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Kipphan, Wolfgang Geissler, Gerhard Fischer, Werner Huber, Bernd Kistler, Gerhard Loeffler, Anton Rodi, Harald Bucher, Clemens Rensch
  • Patent number: 6116084
    Abstract: A device for testing vehicle wheels, tires, hubs, bearings and bolts therr under service-like load conditions, includes (a) a mounting device for fastening a vehicle wheel in a rotatable manner and for swivelling the latter into different camber angles; (b) a drum, which is disposed in such a manner around the vehicle wheel that the vehicle wheel may, via a tire situated thereon, be brought into rolling contact with the inner peripheral surface of the drum; (c) a vertical or radial loading device, which for applying a vertical or radial force onto the mounting device is connected to the latter; (d) a lateral or axial loading device for applying a lateral or axial force acting in the lateral or axial direction of the vehicle wheel, the lateral or axial loading device for applying the lateral or axial force onto the mounting device being connected to the latter; (e) at least one ring, which is disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the drum and arranged as a stop ring adjacent to the tire and the flank of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Farderung der Angeswandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Gerhard Fischer, Vatroslav Grubisic